More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. The Maratha King became a nonentity and the Peshwa the virtual ruler from the time of
A)Baji Rao I
B)Balaji Rao
C)Balaji Vishwanath
D)Madnav Rao I
Answer: Baji Rao I
- Q. When was the Bombay Reorganisation Act signed?
A)1960
B)1964
C)1956
D)1966
Answer: 1960
- Q. Which of the following is the state animal of the Maharashtra State?
A)Tiger
B)Lion
C)Indian Giant Squirrel
D)Elephant
Answer: Indian Giant Squirrel
- Q. Which is the first Marathi Film, that is recognized as the first feature-length Indian film?
A)Tilak's Week
B)Lanka Dahan
C)Kaliya Mardan Dadasaheb
D)Shree Pundalik
Answer: Shree Pundalik
- Q. What is the Motto of the “University of Mumbai”?
A)Knowledge Shines With Humility
B)The Fruit of Learning is Character and Righteous Conduct
C)Knowledge Is For The Well-Being Of Everyone
D)Success Is Born Out Of Action
Answer: The Fruit of Learning is Character and Righteous Conduct
- Q. Which district is Chikhaldara located in?
A)Wardha District
B)Nanded District
C)Amaravati District
D)Buldhana District
Answer: Amaravati District
- Q. Who wrote the book “Stri Purush Tulana”
A)Tarabai Shinde
B)Pandita Ramabai
C)Fatima Sheikh
D)Savita Ambedkar
Answer: Tarabai Shinde
- Q. Who was Maharashtra’s chief minister on 26 November 2008?
A)Vilasrao Deshmukh
B)Sushilkumar Shinde
C)Ashok Chavan
D)Prithviraj Chavan
Answer: Vilasrao Deshmukh
- Q. Karla Buddha Caves is located in which district
A)Pune
B)Kolhapur
C)Thane
D)Sangli
Answer: Pune
- Q. What is the total area of the Pune Metropolitan Region?
A)716 km2
B)7,256 km2
C)516 km2
D)9,256 km2
Answer: 7,256 km2
- Q. When was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport opened for the public?
A)1962
B)1952
C)1982
D)1942
Answer: 1942
- Q. __________ wrote at length about economic exploitation in his work “Poverty and unBritish Rule in India”
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Subramaniam Iyer
C)Justice Ranade
D)K. T. Telang
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Around which year was Haji Ali Dargah of Mumbai first constructed
A)1452 A.D.
B)1457 A.D.
C)1431 A.D.
D)1462 A.D.
Answer: 1431 A.D.
- Q. Who of the following was the first recipient of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award?
A)Bhimsen Joshi
B)Sachin Tendulkar
C)Lata Mangeshkar
D)Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
Answer: Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
- Q. Which of the following places in Maharashtra is famous for cotton bedsheets which have been given GI tag?
A)Solapur
B)Kolhapur
C)Amaravati
D)Sangli
Answer: Solapur
- Q. What did Mahatma Gandhi call Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
A)The Father of the Indian Unrest
B)Lokmanya Tilak
C)The Father of the Indian Independence Movement
D)The Maker of Modern India
Answer: The Maker of Modern India
- Q. Who was the first Principal of Fergusson College, Pune
A)Vaman Shivram Apte
B)Mahadeo Ballal Namjoshi
C)Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
D)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Answer: Vaman Shivram Apte
- Q. Who established the Literary Society of Bombay
A)Robert Fergusson
B)James Mackintosh
C)William Hill
D)James Fergusson
Answer: James Mackintosh
- Q. Who was the religious guru of Shivaji?
A)Dalai Lama
B)Paramhansa Yogananda
C)Samarth Ramdas
D)Advaita Acharya
Answer: Samarth Ramdas
- Q. Pandita Ramabai opened Sharada Sadan school for widows in the year
A)1896
B)1901
C)1889
D)1906
Answer: 1889
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